Complaint: Remy used chair, hot coffee in jailhouse assault

Accused killer Jared Remy allegedly threw hot coffee and used a homosexual slur in a jailhouse scuffle that involved a man he called a child molester, according to a criminal complaint released Tuesday.

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Posted Apr. 8, 2014 at 11:39 AM
Updated Apr 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM

Posted Apr. 8, 2014 at 11:39 AM
Updated Apr 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM

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Accused killer Jared Remy allegedly threw hot coffee and used a homosexual slur in a jailhouse scuffle that involved a man he called a child molester, according to a criminal complaint released Tuesday.

The criminal complaint alleges Remy, of Waltham, threw coffee in the face of Jemery Hodges, repeatedly struck him several times with a plastic chair and beat him with closed fists, according to Wicked Local news partner WCVB.

"I was watching TV and minding my own business when Remy threw hot coffee in my face. Remy started to attack me with a chair and punched me several times," Hodges told investigators. "I never had any words with Remy, and I don't know who he is."

Hodges said Remy called him a homosexual slur when he was punched.

"I did what I had to do. I got a child molester. I hit him (with) a chair and threw hot coffee on him," Remy said when questioned.

Remy will face nine charges when he's arraigned on the new charges April 24. The charges include eight felony counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

"There is a constellation of circumstances that may be at the bottom of this incident, and I expect to investigate the matter fully and prepare an adequate defense," defense attorney Edward Ryan said.

Remy has been held without bail since he was arrested Aug. 15, 2013, and charged with murdering his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel, at their Waltham home.